On May 20, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action against General Mills for its alleged failure to disclose the presence of a harmful chemical in its Cheerios cereal....more
5/28/2020
/ Article III ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Food Contamination ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
General Mills ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Monsanto ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Standing ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unjust Enrichment
When America’s war on heart disease was kicked into gear by President Eisenhower’s heart attack in 1955, dietary fat was deemed the culprit. In an effort to improve health, people sought low-fat alternatives to their favorite...more
3/31/2020
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
False Advertising ,
FDA Warning Letters ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Preemption ,
Retail Market ,
Standing
The active ingredient in popular weed killers, glyphosate, has gotten bad press lately. Thousands of plaintiffs have alleged that exposure to it caused their cancers. Jurors have responded by invoking punitive damages and...more
8/16/2019
/ Article III ,
Cancer ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Public Health ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure